Does the nuclear option doom filibusters altogether?

I suspect that it will take at least a few days for the American body politic to even begin to grasp the significance of what happened today in the U.S. Senate (see HERE).

This is a big deal. A very big deal. It might take a while for John and Mary Citizen to get their minds around this issue — after all, we’re talking about the arcane rules of a legislative body that prides itself on its deliberative style. But there’s a good chance that what happened today will forever change the Senate in far-reaching ways.

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I suspect that it will take at least a few days for the American body politic to even begin to grasp the significance of what happened today in the U.S. Senate (see HERE).

This is a big deal. A very big deal. It might take a while for John and Mary Citizen to get their minds around this issue — after all, we’re talking about the arcane rules of a legislative body that prides itself on its deliberative style. But there’s a good chance that what happened today will forever change the Senate in far-reaching ways.